- 6.8/1018 votes
#1 - Ben Folds Five
Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 10/1/2012
Paul Ryan tiptoes around tax plan costs, U.S. prison labor threatens small business, Iran's presidential aides visit Costco, and Ben Folds Five explains their album title.
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- 7.0/1014 votes
#2 - Jorge Ramos
Season 9 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2012
Stephen releases "America Again," pastors endorse politicians on Pulpit Freedom Sunday, the Romney camp praises Obama's rhetoric, and Jorge Ramos talks immigration policy.
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- 7.0/1019 votes
#3 - Kenny Rogers
Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/2012
America meets Mitt Romney for the first time, George Will points out Obama's racial advantage, doctors treat low testosterone, and Kenny Rogers recounts his music career.
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- 7.0/1017 votes
#4 - Dr George Church
Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/2012
Mitt Romney pledges to defund PBS, Chris Matthews berates Barack Obama, Pennsylvania rules against voter ID laws, and Harvard geneticist George Church explores DNA.
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- NaN/100 votes
#5 - Mark Kelly
Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 10/8/2012
Lower unemployment rates prompt GOP conspiracy theories, rich Americans want Obama's respect, World of Warcraft shapes a state campaign, and Mark Kelly talks mice in space.
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- 6.7/1019 votes
#6 - Morrissey
Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 10/9/2012
Barack Obama seeks "obsessive" supporters, the Russian Church blesses the North Pole, Mitt Romney vaguely bullies four countries, and Morrissey slams the British Royal Family.
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- 6.9/1017 votes
#7 - Naomi Wolf
Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 10/10/2012
7-Eleven and Pizza Hut participate in politics, doctors prescribe Adderall for bad test scores, bears invade America's malls, and Naomi Wolf sheds light on female anatomy.
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- 7.0/1018 votes
#8 - Chrystia Freeland
Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 10/11/2012
Joe Biden debates Paul Ryan, Martian Obama rumors surface, Stephen argues with Stephen over Mitt Romney's conservative credentials, and Chrystia Freeland talks "Plutocrats.
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- 6.9/1017 votes
#9 - Evan Thomas
Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 10/15/2012
Red Bull sponsors a record sky dive, the EU receives the Nobel Peace Prize, Florida deals with a marauding monkey, and Evan Thomas reveals President Eisenhower's views on war.
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- 6.9/1018 votes
#10 - Cory Booker
Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 10/16/2012
CNN enhances debate viewing, Emily Bazelon talks affirmative action, Paul Ryan pretends to volunteer, and Mayor Cory Booker explores party platforms and social media.
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- 5.9/1022 votes
#11 - Tyler Perry
Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 10/17/2012
Mitt Romney's Benghazi accusations backfire, two-parent households fix gun problems, Congressman Scott DesJarlais flip-flops on abortion, and Tyler Perry talks "Madea.
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- 6.3/1017 votes
#12 - The Killers
Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 10/18/2012
A squirrel votes for Mitt Romney, a farmer puts candy in cow feed, Stephen reports on the world's only Corn Palace, and The Killers discuss their clean-cut reputation.
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- 6.5/1017 votes
#13 - Donald Sadoway
Season 9 Episode 13 - Aired 10/22/2012
Colin Small trashes voter registrations, CEOs threaten personnel over the election, Andrew Cuomo seeks to decriminalize pot, and Donald Sadoway shares his battery brainchild.
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- 7.1/1017 votes
#14 - John Grisham
Season 9 Episode 14 - Aired 10/23/2012
Mitt Romney's presidential smile wins out, undecided voters skip the debates, Lance Armstrong's doping taints his charity, and John Grisham writes about crooked lawyers.
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- 7.2/1014 votes
#15 - Anthony Everitt
Season 9 Episode 15 - Aired 10/24/2012
Donald Trump wants Barack Obama's passport papers, Fox News rehashes the Benghazi attacks, Richard Mourdock justifies rape pregnancies, and Anthony Everitt talks Rome.
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- 7.0/1020 votes
#16 - Mitch Daniels
Season 9 Episode 16 - Aired 10/25/2012
Ovulation cycles sway female voting, Tom Hanks concocts neutral Halloween costumes, and Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels talks about his book, "Keeping the Republic.
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- 7.2/1018 votes
#17 - Lilly Ledbetter
Season 9 Episode 17 - Aired 10/31/2012
Hurricane Sandy wreaks havoc on New Jersey, Mitt Romney hosts a relief rally, Donald Trump cuts Obama some slack, and Lilly Ledbetter explores gender pay discrimination.
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- 6.7/1017 votes
#18 - David Byrne & St. Vincent
Season 9 Episode 18 - Aired 11/1/2012
Michael Bloomberg issues post-Sandy travel mandates, Mitt Romney sways Billy Graham on Mormonism, and music marvel David Byrne teams up with St. Vincent.
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- 7.1/1019 votes
#19 - Nate Silver
Season 9 Episode 19 - Aired 11/5/2012
Colbert Super PAC inspires Mitt Romney, Sasha Issenberg talks data-driven politics, Joe Scarborough doubts liberal math models, and Nate Silver reviews election statistics.
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- 6.9/1018 votes
#20 - Election 2012: A Nation Votes, Ohio Decides; The Re-Presidenting of America: Who Will Replace Obama? '12
Season 9 Episode 20 - Aired 11/6/2012
America snubs the nice Romney boy and picks Obama, Andrew Sullivan sheds light on the election, and Joe Donnelly beats Richard Mourdock in Indiana.
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- 7.2/1022 votes
#21 - Doris Kearns Goodwin
Season 9 Episode 21 - Aired 11/7/2012
Liberals and conservatives taint the election, Bill O'Reilly blames Romney's loss on non-whites, wind turbines affect mental health, and Doris Kearns Goodwin recites history.
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- 6.5/1022 votes
#22 - Rachel Maddow
Season 9 Episode 22 - Aired 11/8/2012
New York experiences a nor'easter, an Albany strip club claims to sell art, platonic friends learn the scientific truth, and Rachel Maddow talks election night.
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- 7.1/1021 votes
#23 - Ken Burns
Season 9 Episode 23 - Aired 11/12/2012
CIA Director David Petraeus steps down after an affair, Karl Rove faces angry benefactors, Jon Stewart assists Colbert Super PAC, and Ken Burns shares "The Central Park Five.
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- 6.6/1018 votes
#24 - Newt Gingrich
Season 9 Episode 24 - Aired 11/13/2012
The media weighs presidential nominees for 2016, Sonia Sotomayor crushes girlish pipe dreams, and Newt Gingrich admits he guessed wrong about the election.
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- 7.1/1021 votes
#25 - Tony Kushner
Season 9 Episode 25 - Aired 11/14/2012
"America Again" offends Canadians, Wall Street chucks its weakest link, Christopher Steiner reviews computer trading, and screenwriter Tony Kushner talks "Lincoln.
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The Best Episodes of The Colbert Report Season 9
Every episode of The Colbert Report Season 9 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Colbert Report Season 9!
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Season 9 Ratings Summary
"Ben Folds Five" is the best rated episode of "The Colbert Report" season 9. It scored 6.8/10 based on 18 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/1/2012. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Jorge Ramos".